Placerville

Placerville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery

The Placerville Hebrew Benevolent Society was organized in 1854. Another Jewish cemetery was established during the same period in Diamond Springs, but the site has not been found. In 1858 The Mountain Democrat reported the organization of a congregation. Property was acquired for a synagogue in 1861 on Cottage and El Dorado streets, but in 1878 a windstorm destroyed the building. A second synagogue edifice erected was abandoned in 1903.

The cemetery is is surrounded by a fence and a locked gate. Please arrange with the Commission to visit this cemetery.